Vegetarian quiche with vegetables and Parmesan cheese

Geschatte leestijd: 2 minuten A vegetable pie or quiche is a filling dish that you can make with many different ingredients to your liking. In this version, I kept the quiche vegetarian, but it’s also delicious to add minced meat to it. In this quiche, I use puff pastry, which is a bit fattier than, for example, phyllo dough. However, puff pastry is a bit sturdier. If you want to make it a low-carb meal, you can even omit the pastry. I also added feta cheese, but this is an optional choice in the dish. The advantage of a quiche is that you can eat it at any time of the day, and it’s also delicious cold the next day. So, if you have some left over, take it to work!

Ingredients Vegetarian quiche

• 1 carrot
• 1 head of broccoli
• 7 sheets of phyllo or puff pastry
• 200g (low-fat) quark
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• grated Parmesan cheese
• optional: 30g feta cheese
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 red onions (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves of garlic (pressed)
• pepper and sea salt
• 3 tbsp dried oregano

Preparation Vegetarian quiche

1. Start by preheating the oven to 220 degrees Celsius.
2. Cut the broccoli florets (small) and cook them for about 5 minutes.
3. Lightly grease a pie dish or line the dish with parchment paper.
4. Then place the pastry sheets over the bottom and along the sides so that the entire dish is covered.
5. Poke holes in the pastry with a fork.
6. Grate (coarsely) the carrot and slice the red onions.
7. Mix the grated carrot and onions with a handful of Parmesan cheese.
8. Then add the broccoli. Allow the vegetables to drain well first.
9. Season with pepper, salt, garlic, and 2 tbsp of oregano. Mix everything well.
10. Now, make the egg mixture in a bowl with the whole eggs, quark, pepper, salt, and beat it until it becomes fluffy.
11. Spread the vegetable mixture over the pastry and then pour the egg mixture over it.
12. Cut the tomatoes into thin slices and distribute them evenly on top.
13. Then sprinkle another handful of Parmesan (evenly distributed) and 1 tbsp of dried oregano over it. (optionally add the feta now too)
14. If the sides of the pastry are still up, roll them inward to create a round edge of pastry around/on top of the quiche.
15. Brush the edge with some egg yolk so that it bakes golden brown.
16. Then, place the quiche in the oven. Let it bake for 30-40 minutes until cooked through.

Tip! Enjoy the quiche with a light soup or salad!